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Party-line votes
0
Independents have no party to vote with.
Cast a vote
92%
Yea or Nay on 1,184 of 1,290 roll calls · Senate median 90%
Their bills that became law
0 of 6
as a primary sponsor, this session
Roll calls on record
1,290
2026 General Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 12, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 General Session.
How Emily Buss votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Emily Buss sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Emily Buss is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
Not scored: independents have no party majority to break with.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB0193 · State Legal Holiday Amendments
Senate/ failed · 2026-03-02 · Failed 12–12
SB0174 · Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments
Senate Comm – Motion to Recommend Failed · 2026-02-18 · Failed 3–3
HB0195 · Precious Metals Amendments
Senate Comm – Motion to Recommend Failed · 2026-02-17 · Failed 3–3
HB0212 · County Formation Amendments
Senate/ failed · 2026-03-06 · Failed 13–14
SB0312 · Educator License Amendments
Senate/ concurs with House amendment · 2026-03-05 · Passed 15–14
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (106 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Emily Buss was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced6
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee0
What their bills are about
Education 4K-12 Education 4State Board of Education 3School Districts 3School Finance 2Transportation 2
School-based Food Pantry Amendments
FailedSenate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
Resolution Encouraging Innovation in Legislative Analysis and Information Services
FailedSenate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
School Social Worker Amendments
FailedSenate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
Student Transportation Amendments
FailedSenate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
School District Funding Amendments
FailedSenate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB0212 · 2026-03-07
County Formation Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0267 · 2026-03-06
Software in Education Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0122 · 2026-03-06
HOA Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0559 · 2026-03-06
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0072 · 2026-03-06
Obscene Animal Abuse Material Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0123 · 2026-03-06
Privacy and Cybersecurity Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0358 · 2026-03-06
School Scheduling Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0361 · 2026-03-06
Elections Provisions Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0261 · 2026-03-06
Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0054 · 2026-03-06
Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0288 · 2026-03-06
Medicaid Provider Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0468 · 2026-03-06
Mobile Mammography Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0021 · 2026-03-06
Geothermal Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0219 · 2026-03-06
Higher Education Civics Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0179 · 2026-03-06
Milk Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0582 · 2026-03-06
Asbestos Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0216 · 2026-03-06
Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0420 · 2026-03-06
Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0247 · 2026-03-06
Great Salt Lake Related Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0481 · 2026-03-06
Transportation Modifications (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0454 · 2026-03-06
Public Assistance Fraud Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
SCR010 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Emphasizing Utah's Commitment to Advanced Air Mobility (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0228 · 2026-03-06
Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0227 · 2026-03-06
Punitive Damages Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0059 · 2026-03-06
Identification Verification Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0394 · 2026-03-06
Veterinary Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0265 · 2026-03-06
Non-nicotine Inhalation Product Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0145 · 2026-03-06
School Excused Absence Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0436 · 2026-03-06
Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0192 · 2026-03-06
Legislative Activities Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0204 · 2026-03-06
Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0536 · 2026-03-06
Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0054 · 2026-03-06
Boating Safety Education (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HCR010 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0495 · 2026-03-06
Capital Felony Case Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0292 · 2026-03-06
Autonomous Systems Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HCR009 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HCR008 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP to Establish the Weight Management and Obesity Pilot Program (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0034 · 2026-03-06
Public Education Revisions (Senate Conference Committee – Final Passage)
SB0062 · 2026-03-06
School Finance Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0457 · 2026-03-06
County Governance Modifications (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0467 · 2026-03-06
Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0084 · 2026-03-06
Dangerous Weapon Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0044 · 2026-03-06
School Security Personnel Standards (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0183 · 2026-03-06
Surveillance Camera Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0147 · 2026-03-06
Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
SB0201 · 2026-03-06
Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0321 · 2026-03-06
Inmate Medical Treatment Rates Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0507 · 2026-03-06
State Coordination of Regional and Local Economic Development Projects Amendments (Senate Conference Committee – Final Passage)
SB0254 · 2026-03-06
Extracted Natural Resources Amendments (Senate Conference Committee – Final Passage)
HB0426 · 2026-03-06
Online Education Service Provider Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HCR002 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0015 · 2026-03-06
Medicaid Amendments (Senate/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0094 · 2026-03-06
Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
SB0196 · 2026-03-06
Wrongful Lien Act Amendments (Senate/ concurs with House amendment)
HB0090 · 2026-03-06
Sexual Offenses Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0137 · 2026-03-06
Violent Crime Clearance Rate Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HJR028 · 2026-03-06
Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Related to Capital Felony Cases (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0113 · 2026-03-06
Emergency Reporting Abuse Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
HB0236 · 2026-03-06
Truth in Taxation Amendments (Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1290 total roll-call votes this session).
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